Shadow Walkers are a strange breed that possess the ability to slip between the planes of reality, becoming immaterial. This allows them to hide in the shadows, either hunting from the concealment of near invisibility or evading enemies. Though they become corporeal to mate or to eat, they spend most of the rest of their lives walking in the shadows. Shadow Walkers are wary creatures, though on dark autumn evenings when the leaves fall to swirl in the chill, rain damp air, they may be seen drifting out from the shadows.

Dragons are highly-intelligent reptilian creatures that—from a human perspective, at least—appear to live forever. Many different varieties of dragon exist, each with their own unique qualities, habitats, and behavior. Adolescence in dragons is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. In Galsreim, dragons and humans coexist peacefully.

Soneru is a quiet one. He likes taking long walks with his best friend, Zasufe, another shadow walker, and sleep. Soneru has been known to sleep for days at a time. He was also good friends with another shadow walker, a female. They were all very close as hatchlings. Soneru also liked Essiath, a female hatchling the colors of Autumn. She had always been so kind to him. He approached her one night, and they both instantly knew that they wanted to be together. They have already successfully had a firstborn, and Soneru is excited, not to mention a bit nervous. His mate is confident and loving, and Soneru knows that he should be, too.